Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today
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wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 16:54 last edited by
A glutton for punishment. There is no way this doddering old man is going to polish this turd.
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A glutton for punishment. There is no way this doddering old man is going to polish this turd.
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 17:10 last edited by@mik said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
glutton for punishment. There is no way this doddering old man is going to polish this turd.
I have no dog in this hunt, and not looking to bust your chops, but aren't you being a little unreasonable? Would you like it better if he said and did nothing?
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@mik said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
glutton for punishment. There is no way this doddering old man is going to polish this turd.
I have no dog in this hunt, and not looking to bust your chops, but aren't you being a little unreasonable? Would you like it better if he said and did nothing?
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 17:15 last edited by@catseye3 said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
@mik said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
glutton for punishment. There is no way this doddering old man is going to polish this turd.
I have no dog in this hunt, and not looking to bust your chops, but aren't you being a little unreasonable? Would you like it better if he said and did nothing?
I would like it better if he had not completely fucked this up. And most of this shit was completely unavoidable. That's the point and the only thing that matters. That's why it's ludicrous to think talk is in any way valuable here.
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wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 17:32 last edited by
Will he take questions?
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@catseye3 said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
@mik said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
glutton for punishment. There is no way this doddering old man is going to polish this turd.
I have no dog in this hunt, and not looking to bust your chops, but aren't you being a little unreasonable? Would you like it better if he said and did nothing?
I would like it better if he had not completely fucked this up. And most of this shit was completely unavoidable. That's the point and the only thing that matters. That's why it's ludicrous to think talk is in any way valuable here.
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 17:33 last edited by Catseye3@aqua-letifer said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
I would like it better if he had not completely fucked this up. And most of this shit was completely unavoidable. That's the point and the only thing that matters. That's why it's ludicrous to think talk is in any way valuable here.
I don't disagree that he screwed it up, my god, did he ever. But having done so, he -- and we -- are left with a mess, and now we must reach a solution. Either from him (unlikely) or from whoever has the cred to provide it to him. But the buck stops there, like he and others before him have said, and he's got to be the spox.
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@aqua-letifer said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
I would like it better if he had not completely fucked this up. And most of this shit was completely unavoidable. That's the point and the only thing that matters. That's why it's ludicrous to think talk is in any way valuable here.
I don't disagree that he screwed it up, my god, did he ever. But having done so, he -- and we -- are left with a mess, and now we must reach a solution. Either from him (unlikely) or from whoever has the cred to provide it to him. But the buck stops there, like he and others before him have said, and he's got to be the spox.
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 17:42 last edited by@catseye3 said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
I don't disagree that he screwed it up, my god, did he ever. But having done so, he -- and we -- are left with a mess, and now we must reach a solution.
Are you kidding me? The Taliban are going door to door to round up NATO collaborators. When they don't find them, they lock up their families and torture them to try to get the others to come out of hiding. There is no "solution." Kabul is fucked. No one's going to step up. The solution on the table in every Western country is to watch it burn. That's what everyone's so pissed about.
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@catseye3 said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
I don't disagree that he screwed it up, my god, did he ever. But having done so, he -- and we -- are left with a mess, and now we must reach a solution.
Are you kidding me? The Taliban are going door to door to round up NATO collaborators. When they don't find them, they lock up their families and torture them to try to get the others to come out of hiding. There is no "solution." Kabul is fucked. No one's going to step up. The solution on the table in every Western country is to watch it burn. That's what everyone's so pissed about.
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 17:46 last edited by@aqua-letifer Fine. Let it burn.
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@aqua-letifer Fine. Let it burn.
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 18:08 last edited by@catseye3 said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
@aqua-letifer Fine. Let it burn.
That's exactly what they're doing! That's the whole point. What the fuck, you think Joe's going to turn this around? He doesn't even want to, he's pulling out.
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Watching the Q&A period now. Haha I love how he has a list of reporters to call on and even the ones he does are asking him questions that seem to be annoying him.
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wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 18:13 last edited by
PBS News Hour, asking the tough questions! Props, PBS.
No definitive answer about how we're helping those who are stuck and can't get to the airport. None. Just retreating to his initial decision to pull out.
Joke.
Please love yourself.
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PBS News Hour, asking the tough questions! Props, PBS.
No definitive answer about how we're helping those who are stuck and can't get to the airport. None. Just retreating to his initial decision to pull out.
Joke.
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 18:14 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
No definitive answer about how we're helping those who are stuck and can't get to the airport.
You mean, like a solution?
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@aqua-letifer said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
No definitive answer about how we're helping those who are stuck and can't get to the airport.
You mean, like a solution?
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 18:15 last edited by@catseye3 said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
@aqua-letifer said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
No definitive answer about how we're helping those who are stuck and can't get to the airport.
You mean, like a solution?
Like a plan of any kind other than "we're taking that very seriously."
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PBS News Hour, asking the tough questions! Props, PBS.
No definitive answer about how we're helping those who are stuck and can't get to the airport. None. Just retreating to his initial decision to pull out.
Joke.
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 18:17 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Biden to speak on Afghanistan again today:
PBS News Hour, asking the tough questions! Props, PBS.
No definitive answer about how we're helping those who are stuck and can't get to the airport. None. Just retreating to his initial decision to pull out.
Joke.
He should admit that he should've have a much stronger and more organized evacuation (etc) plan to get personnel and resources out. Instead he thinks people are criticizing the decision to leave, he's missing the point (as Jolly would tell me
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wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 18:19 last edited by
That ended very interestingly. "Why do you continue to trust the Taliban, Mr. President?" Just walks off.
He looked like freaking Nero.
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wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 18:20 last edited by
Apparently the taliban are helping Americans get to the airport.
What a thoughtful group of fellows.
